(New York Times) William Safire - Here is what I imagine Arik Sharon is thinking: I have to take more care to convince my old comrades in Gaza, Judea and Samaria that building a defensible national perimeter is the road to security now and to peace later. President Bush turned American policy away from Ehud Barak's dangerous concessions and toward realism in creating two separate states. His policy letter of last month will be remembered as historic and helpful when Jews and Arabs reach a final agreement someday. Despite criticism from leaders in Europe and the Middle East, Bush lets nobody - including the king of Jordan this week, who requested a letter weakening the U.S. letter to Israel - drive a wedge between our two democracies.
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